Latest news from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/njit-biologist-awarded-680-000-federal-grant-to-save-north-atlantic-right-whale/?sc=rsin /articles/njit-biologist-awarded-680-000-federal-grant-to-save-north-atlantic-right-whale/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:05:24 EST Brooke Flammang, a biologist at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has been awarded nearly $680,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of a growing nationwide effort to save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/ai-relying-on-hardware-support-could-improve-by-thinking-for-itself/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-relying-on-hardware-support-could-improve-by-thinking-for-itself/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:05:24 EST People keep finding novel uses for generative artificial intelligence, the latest being that it can learn to design specialized hardware to make itself work faster. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/novel-pre-treatment-process-enhances-pfas-removal-from-drinking-water/?sc=rsin /articles/novel-pre-treatment-process-enhances-pfas-removal-from-drinking-water/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:05:09 EST In a groundbreaking effort to tackle the pervasive issue of PFAS contamination in drinking water, a research team at New Jersey Institute of Technology has received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation's Desalination and Water Purification Research program. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/researchers-shed-light-on-cause-of-happy-hypoxia-in-covid-19-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-shed-light-on-cause-of-happy-hypoxia-in-covid-19-patients/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:05:33 EST While many serious cases of COVID-19 are marked by respiratory distress and dangerously low blood oxygen levels -- a condition referred to as hypoxia -- the occurrence of "silent or happy hypoxia" affecting a subset of patients has puzzled experts since the pandemic's onset. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/ai-powered-exoskeleton-enhances-human-locomotion-helps-restores-mobility2/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-powered-exoskeleton-enhances-human-locomotion-helps-restores-mobility2/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:05:04 EST A team of researchers have demonstrated a new method that leverages AI and computer simulations to train robotic exoskeletons that can help users save energy while walking, running, and climbing stairs. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/ai-powered-exoskeleton-enhances-human-locomotion-helps-restores-mobility/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-powered-exoskeleton-enhances-human-locomotion-helps-restores-mobility/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:05:03 EST A team of researchers have demonstrated a new method that leverages AI and computer simulations to train robotic exoskeletons that can help users save energy while walking, running, and climbing stairs. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/njit-researcher-michael-houle-proves-theory-for-detecting-data-anomalies/?sc=rsin /articles/njit-researcher-michael-houle-proves-theory-for-detecting-data-anomalies/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:05:58 EST In data analysis, it's the outlier information that is usually the most interesting, yet sometimes that information goes unrecognized by the most common evaluation methods because they make inaccurate assumptions. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/njit-engineers-muffle-invading-pathogens-with-a-molecular-mask/?sc=rsin /articles/njit-engineers-muffle-invading-pathogens-with-a-molecular-mask/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 May 2024 13:05:40 EST Vaccines remain the gold standard of protection against dangerous pathogens, but take considerable time and vast resources to develop. Rapidly mutating viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can blunt their effectiveness and even render them obsolete. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/njit-research-team-discovering-how-fluids-behave-in-nanopores-with-nsf-grant/?sc=rsin /articles/njit-research-team-discovering-how-fluids-behave-in-nanopores-with-nsf-grant/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 May 2024 13:05:04 EST A research team from New Jersey Institute of Technology is uncovering mysteries surrounding fluids in nanoporous materials, and has been recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support this research. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/njit-researcher-neural-networks-can-mediate-between-download-size-and-quality/?sc=rsin /articles/njit-researcher-neural-networks-can-mediate-between-download-size-and-quality/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 May 2024 10:05:10 EST Application data requirements vs. available network bandwidth has been the ongoing Battle of the Information Age, but now it appears that a truce is within reach, based on new research from NJIT Associate Professor Jacob Chakareski. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/undergrad-s-research-journey-from-colombia-to-njit-sparks-goldwater-success/?sc=rsin /articles/undergrad-s-research-journey-from-colombia-to-njit-sparks-goldwater-success/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:05:29 EST Danna Valentina Sanchez Hernandez '25 took a big leap leaving her home country of Colombia to pursue her undergrad studies in the U.S., but that journey is paying off at NJIT -- her research exploring the fluid dynamics and locomotion of marine life has recently led to a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/ai-powered-surgical-training-program-provides-real-time-feedback-and-instruction/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-powered-surgical-training-program-provides-real-time-feedback-and-instruction/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:05:37 EST Practice makes perfect, and a new system being tested and perfected that enables surgical trainees to obtain cutting-edge instruction in real-time, all through a new artificial intelligence program. As medical students conduct surgical exercises, the AI software scans a live video feed and provides immediate, personalized feedback.The solution is among the first generation of AI teachers giving real-time feedback and may pioneer the use of similar instructional technology in other industries, including additional areas of healthcare and medicine. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/njit-marketing-experts-measure-brain-waves-and-skin-current-to-predict-emotions/?sc=rsin /articles/njit-marketing-experts-measure-brain-waves-and-skin-current-to-predict-emotions/?sc=rsin Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:05:05 EST Machines still can't think, but now they can validate your feelings, based on new research from New Jersey Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Jorge Fresneda. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/njit-researchers-unveil-method-to-detect-forever-chemicals-in-under-3-minutes/?sc=rsin /articles/njit-researchers-unveil-method-to-detect-forever-chemicals-in-under-3-minutes/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:05:41 EST Researchers report one of the fastest and most sensitive approaches yet for detecting toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulating in the environment, which are linked to health risks ranging from cancers to birth defects. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/researchers-establish-brain-pathway-linking-motivation-addiction-and-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-establish-brain-pathway-linking-motivation-addiction-and-disease/?sc=rsin Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:05:18 EST New findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a mysterious pathway between the reward center of the brain that is key to how we form habits, known as the basal ganglia, and another anatomically distinct region where nearly three-quarters of the brain's neurons reside and assist in motor learning, known as the cerebellum. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/first-images-of-radio-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-captured-by-researchers/?sc=rsin /articles/first-images-of-radio-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse-captured-by-researchers/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:05:04 EST Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have captured the Oct. 14 solar eclipse in a way never seen before -- recording the first radio images of an annular eclipse's famous "ring of fire" effect. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/forest-resilience-linked-with-higher-mortality-risk-in-western-us-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/forest-resilience-linked-with-higher-mortality-risk-in-western-us-study-finds/?sc=rsin Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:25:15 EST A forest's resilience, or ability to absorb environmental disturbances, has long been thought to be a boost for its odds of survival against the looming threat of climate change. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/mixed-reality-could-be-the-future-of-high-tech-coaching-in-team-sports/?sc=rsin /articles/mixed-reality-could-be-the-future-of-high-tech-coaching-in-team-sports/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:25:03 EST Every pitcher believes he has enough gas for one more strike-out, but an invention from NJIT Associate Professor Tao Han might forever change that old stare-down between players and coaches on the mound. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/duetting-songbirds-mute-the-musical-mind-of-their-partner-to-stay-in-sync/?sc=rsin /articles/duetting-songbirds-mute-the-musical-mind-of-their-partner-to-stay-in-sync/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:40:33 EST Art Garfunkel once described his legendary musical chemistry with Paul Simon, "We meet somewhere in the air through the vocal cords ... ." But a new study of duetting songbirds from Ecuador, the plain-tail wren (Pheugopedius euophrys), has offered another tune explaining the mysterious connection between successful performing duos. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) /articles/spooky-interactions-shocking-adaptations-discovered-in-electric-fish-of-brazil-s-amazon/?sc=rsin /articles/spooky-interactions-shocking-adaptations-discovered-in-electric-fish-of-brazil-s-amazon/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:10:20 EST A study of weakly electric fishes from a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon Basin has not only offered a unique window into how an incredibly rare fish has adapted to life in caves over tens of thousands of years, it has also revealed for the first time that electric fish are able to interact with each other over longer distances than known possible in a way similar to AM radio. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)